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Wilson Hall head coach Adam Jarecki, left, directs Graham VanPatten in a drill. The Barons and the rest of SCISA will be able to move to Phase 2 of their return to activities during the coronavirus pandemic.
SCISA moves on to Phase 2 in return to sports today
Wilson Hall seniors Graham VanPatten, left, and Michael Towery just finished the second week of Phase 1 of their practice guidelines and were hoping to start Phase 2 on Monday. Phase 2 has now been pushed back to at least Thursday.
Local schools not surprised SCISA pushed back start date of Phase 2
Brannon Tidwell, right, is the new football head coach at Thomas Sumter after spending the last three years as football head coach and athletic director at St. Joseph's Academy in St. Augustine, Florida.
Thomas Sumter hires Tidwell as new football head coach
The Sumter School District is still deciding when they will allow its high schools to resume sports activities, including football with Sumter quarterback Hayden Vasquez (15), after the South Carolina High School League announced that each school district will be able to decide when athletics resume.
Sumter School District yet to decide when student-athletes can begin workouts
Lakewood's Kylie Edwards, above, Sumter's Landon Jones and Crestwood's Na'Kiya Tye were among the 73 seniors that submitted their stories about losing their senior seasons.
Thanks to the 'lost spring seniors'
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The lost spring seniors: COVID-19's impact on Sumter, Clarendon, Lee high school athletes, Part II

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Thomas Sumter track and field coach Rob Coursey, left, has tried to stay as optimistic with his athletes during the sports hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Coaching during quarantine: Thomas Sumter's Coursey remains optimistic despite difficulties

The first moments of telling student-athletes that their spring seasons were put on hold was difficult. As time has passed, the South Carolina Independent School Association and the South Carolina High School League have held out hope that the …

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